Billie Jean King Cup: Great Britain knocked out at quarter-final stage vs Czech Republic as …

Great Britain’s stay at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals lasted only one match as they fell to Czechia in the quarter-finals in Shenzhen. Anne Keothavong’s side were bidding to reach the last four for the fourth time in five years but were considerable underdogs and defeats for Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter sealed their fate. Led by Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, the whole Czech team is ranked higher than any of Britain’s players, and it was Noskova who sealed victory with a 6-2 7-6 (7-3) win over Boulter. That followed a lengthy struggle between Marie Bouzkova and Kartal lasting a minute short of three hours, which the Czech eventually took 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 6-4. What is tennis’ Laver Cup? Watch Ryder Cup-style event on Sky Sports this month Great Britain book place in Davis Cup Finals with victory over Ecuador Download Sky Sports app for analysis, news and video 📺 Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOW 📱 Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to
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